My date registered is a bit later, but I still feel there is a core point of technology that still hasn't been fully realized. I work in technology, and this is still new to people like me. This is a long play, even if it isn't Bitcoin that makes it happen. Crypto is here to stay, and that idea will only grow with time.

That's effectively my stance. Bitcoin as a currency is incredibly interesting, but in my opinion not nearly as interesting as the decentralized network upon which it operates.

My only point in referencing the registration date of the OP is only to highlight that this type of volatility is nothing new, and we've ebbed and flowed through these cycles before. To say that Bitcoin is "becoming" like a pump-and-dump blah blah blah is a statement cast from a more narrow range of experience.

But without the currency (the value!) the decentralized ledger won't operate properly as there won't be an incentive.